I was going to get more posted on this site but real life decided to throw me for a loop.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of November 6th through November 12th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
November 6 Happy Birthday to Rebecca Romijn. @RebeccaRomijn https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Rebecca_Romijn #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrekShortTreks #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Everyone deserves joy in their life. Even a captain.” Una Chin-Riley- Among The Lotus Eaters, Stardate: 1632.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Now, you are my children as I raise this family to greatness! Do not refer to me as chancellor, for I deserve a fiercer title. From this point forth, you may call me… Mother.” L’Rell- Point of Light, Stardate: 1029.46 #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
November 8 “Well, this is an Enterprise first. Doctor McCoy, Mister Spock and Engineer Scott find themselves in complete agreement. Can I stand the strain?” Kirk- The Lights of Zetar, Stardate: 5725.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“I see fear in your eyes, Human.” T’Greth “The only Klingon I’m afraid of is my wife after she’s worked a double shift.” Paris- Prophecy, Stardate:54518.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
November 10 “Sometimes the moral obligations of command are less than clear. I have to weigh the good of the many against the needs of the individual and try to balance them as realistically as possible.” Picard- The Enemy, Stardate: 43349.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
November 11 “You all right?” Hernandez “I’m not even sure what all right means anymore.” Archer “Want to talk about it? There’s an old code among climbers. Anything that happens on the mountain stays there.” Hernandez- Home, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“You picked me for your successor. Surely you must have some advice?” Quark “To survive, you must surround yourself with loyal men.” Zek- The Nagus, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“We’re going to fight back in the only way we can. We’re going to form a… a…” Rom “A what?” Frool “We’re going to form… a union.” Rom- Bar Association, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of October 30th through November 5th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
“Are you challenging me to a duel?” Trelane “If you have the courage.” Kirk “Oh, this is better than I’d planned. I shall not shirk an affair of honor.” Trelane- The Squire of Gothos, Stardate: 2124.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 31 “Spirits? Ghosts? But you’re a man who would never believe in ghosts, Picard. Isn’t that true?” Troi (possessed)- Power Play, Stardate: 45571.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
November 1 “Individuality has its limits. Especially on a starship, where there’s a command structure.” Janeway- Prey, Stardate: 51652.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
November 2 “Are you afraid of cars?” Kirk “Not at all, Captain. It’s your driving that alarms me.” Spock- A Piece of the Action, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
November 3 “There’s no way the computer can compensate for the human factor—the intuition, the experience.” LaForge- Booby Trap, Stardate: 43205.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
November 4 “Schematics for Enterprise. You said you like to look at starships. This one’ll knock your socks off.” Tucker- Marauders, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“What about Kozak’s family? What if they come here for revenge?” Rom “I’ll stand up, look them straight in the eye and offer them a bribe.” Quark- House of Quark, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
Me wondering how we are already near the end of October?
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of October 23rd through October 29th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
October 23 “Haven’t you ever gone camping?” Archer “In a manner of speaking. I once participated in the kahswan ritual. I was taken to the desert and left to survive for ten days.” T’Pol- The Catwalk, Date: September 18, 2152 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Federation support, Federation procedures, Federation rules. Look in the mirror, Admiral. The Federation is old.” Ru’afo- Star Trek: Insurrection, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 25 “Doctor, I am chasing Captain Kirk, Lieutenant Uhura, and Ensign Chekov, not some wild aquatic fowl.” Spock- The Gamesters of Triskelion, Stardate: 3259.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Tilly… trust the math. And more importantly, trust yourself. I wouldn’t let just anyone beam me in and out of time.” Stamets- Light and Shadows, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Captain Janeway has made me realize that I must function as more than an emergency medical replacement. I must think of myself as a… member of the crew.” The Doctor- Eye of the Needle, Stardate: 48579.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Did someone ask for help? I am Hologram Janeway, your training advisor for exploring the greater galaxy. On behalf of Starfleet, welcome aboard. How can I be of assistance?” Hologram Janeway- Lost and Found, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekProdigy #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 29 “He wanted to protect the innocent and separate the darkness from the light. But he didn’t realize the light only shines in the dark and sometimes innocence is just an excuse for the guilty.” Kira- The Darkness and the Light, Stardate: 50416.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of October 16th through October 22nd. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
October 16 “You are a soldier?” Goran’Agar “I have been.” O’Brien “Then you explain.” Goran’Agar “He’s their commander. They trusted him. He can’t leave them.” O’Brien- Hippocratic Oath, Stardate: 49066.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 17 “Picard, why should a people so advanced want to learn about us?” Nuria “We were once as you are now. To study you is to understand ourselves.” Picard- Who Watches the Watchers, Stardate: 43173.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 18 “Intuition, however illogical, Mister Spock, is recognized as a command prerogative.” Kirk- Obsession, Stardate: 3619.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 19 “So I can’t ignore it, and I can’t talk about it. What do you suggest I do?” Archer “Be aware of it, Captain. Simply be aware of it. You’d be surprised what a difference that’ll make.” Dr. Phlox- A Night in Sickbay, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 20 “We’re always willing to go that extra light year for a good cause.” Janeway- Drive, Stardate: 54058.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 21 “You must do what you think is best for him. That’s all a parent can hope to do.” Helena Rozhenko- New Ground, Stardate: 45376.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“We are going to this planet. Even as our emissaries negotiate for peace with the Federation, we will act for the preservation of our race! We will seize the secret of this weapon. The secret of ultimate power!” Kruge- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Stardate: 8210.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Listen, and understand. That Terminator is out there, it can’t be bargained with, it can’t be reasoned with, it doesn’t feel pity or remorse or fear, and it absolutely will not stop… EVER, until you are dead!”
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of October 9th through October 15th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
“Whenever a group of people start believing they are better than everyone else, the results are always the same.” Archer- Cold Station 12, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 10 “Sir. may I say your attempt to hold the away team at bay, with a non-functioning weapon, was an act of unmitigated gall.” Worf “Didn’t fool you, huh?” Uxbridge “I admire gall.” Worf- The Survivors, Stardate: 43152.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 11 “Change is the essential process of all existence.” Spock- Let That Be Your Last Battlefield, Stardate: 5730.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 12 “While you’re studying my stories poke your head up every once in a while. Take a look around. See what’s going on.” Jake Sisko- The Visitor, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 13 “It appears, that in my haste to report to the bridge, I neglected to put on my uniform.” Tuvok- Remember, Stardate: 50203.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 14 “There’s no substitute, Lieutenant, for a little personal reconnoiter.” Jameson- Too Short a Season, Stardate: 41309.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“As I recall, I opposed your enlistment in Starfleet. It is possible that judgment was incorrect. Your associates are people of good character.” Sarek- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Stardate: 8390 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
What I think after seeing what is happening in Washington
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of October 2nd through October 8th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
“I believe in people working together to find reasonable solutions to their problems.” Sisko- The Storyteller, Stardate: 46729.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 3 “Typical human reaction to an idyllic natural setting. Back in the twentieth century, we referred to it as the Tahiti Syndrome. It’s particularly common to over-pressured leader types, like starship captains.” Dr. McCoy- The Paradise Syndrome, Stardate: 4842.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 4 “Don’t depend too much on any one single viewpoint.” Picard- Hide and Q, Stardate: 41590.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 5 “Nothing makes us more vulnerable than when we love someone. We can be hurt very easily but I’ve always believed that what you get when you love someone is greater than what you risk.” Chakotay- Twisted, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 6 “A night’s sleep will do you a world of good.” Tucker- Vanishing Point, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 7 “This is where the law is. Not in that homogenized, pasteurized, synthesizer. Do you want to know the law, the ancient concepts in their own language, Learn the intent of the men who wrote them, from Moses to the tribunal of Alpha 3? Books.” Cogley- Court Martial, Stardate: 2947.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 8 “Well, curiosity is why all of us are out there, isn’t it?” Dr. Crusher- A Matter of Time, Stardate: 45349.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
2023 marked the 10th Anniversary of FanX: The Salt Lake Comic Convention. I remember when I first heard about this event in 2013. It was announced that Jonathan Frakes would be the guest at a con to be held at a convention center in Sandy, Utah. I had just arrived at a friends house to talk Seventh Fleet business. We had never heard of the company that was putting together Salt Lake Comic Con (as it was called then). The event became so popular (I think the name and lots of advertising helped) that eventually the convention was moved to the Salt Palace (the largest convention center in Utah). In 2013 it ended up being the third largest comic book convention in North America.
So it’s no surprise that ten years later it’s still going strong. Since the Seventh Fleet is given the opportunity to perform our community service mission at the con, I was in attendance to help out. Here is my after action report.
One of the first things that is different this year (for me) is using the FanX app. It had some good thing and some areas that needed improvement. I was able to see a lot of the panels that were scheduled and I could even set up reminders. However the reminders were not very descriptive when popping up on my screen (it’s only in the small notification area at the top). The map was very generic which was bad in trying to find something. Probably the biggest thing that needed to be improved was looking up the panels themselves. In order to see just the panels, you had to select each individual panel room. Then it showed you the panels for that room on that day. It would be very helpful if we could get this information (just the panels) in a grid so I could see if there was a conflict between two panels that I’d like to go see. I could see the value in having the app and I used it several times to confirm times. But I feel that this still needs some improvement before it becomes something to brag about.
Usually at a pop and comic convention there is a LARGE number of guests. Sometimes it is overwhelming when it comes to budgeting money to pick up autographs. As it turns out, this was Christopher Lloyd’s last convention appearance so that made . Something that FanX has finally done is added the autograph prices to their website so I could decide a head of time who I could afford. But I do dislike that a lot of guests (or more honestly, their agents) think, “Hmm… comic con. I’ll jack my prices up by 20-30 dollars.” I’ve found myself getting less and less autographs each convention.
Achievement Unlocked
The main person I was really interested in seeing was Jen Taylor. She is best known as the voice actress who voiced Cortana from the Halo series of video games and TV shows. But the reason I wanted to meet her was due to her work as the voice of Cate Archer in No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in Harms Way. This series is a cult video game that is in IP rights hell. No one knows exactly who owns the rights. So the game can’t be re-tooled for modern computers and added to GOG or Steam. Several years ago Jen Taylor had stated in an article that she didn’t know if there was still NOLF fans out there. I let her know that we were still present and really wished that the game could be re-made for new fans to discover. She was actually excited to hear that we were still out there.
I do have to thank my old roommate who had found this poster for me many, many years ago. He had found it in a gaming magazine and gifted it to me. This is the first time it’s been out of the frame I use in several years. Thank you Gibby.
After picking up the Alien RPG at the 2022 FanX convention, I was wondering if I could find any RPG books this time around. Believe me, I looked to see if anything jumped out at me this year. A ton of dice vendors. I’d really like to know if they made the dice themselves or ordered it from a third party. There was an author selling a superhero RPG (which is a genre I’m not really interested in role-playing right now) and another author who had written his own 5E guidebook to a fantasy world he had a book series set in. This last one looked pretty, but I couldn’t justify the $50 for the full color version. I did bump into a local publisher who had their first Kickstarter out for the Ter’Ra’Mentia Role Playing Game. This was a fantasy game with a 2d12 system that sounded interesting. I was able to look through the beta-version of the book (about a third in size of the book that will contain player, GM and monster information) and it looked interesting. They are also using a local artist for all the art in the book (none of that AI generated crap). For that alone I’m giving this one some serious thought towards supporting.
One of the biggest surprises from the con came not from the con itself, but from a friend. Earlier in September comic book artist Sean Von Gorman was in Salt Lake to promote the newest IDW Star Trek comic, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds- The Scorpius Run. Sean was there to sign the Retailer Variant cover that was inspired by the cover of the first issue of Star Trek DC Comics issue 1. I was not able to attend the signing because of another engagement, but my friend had picked up a copy for me and gave it to me at the Seventh Fleet booth. I was very excited.
Speaking of the Seventh Fleet, we were performing our community service charter by raising funds for a special charity. Heroes4Causes is a publishing house creating superheroes that have the same affliction (such as pediatric brain cancer or cystic fibrosis) so that kids can see that they can still be heroes. One of the artists was present at our booth and was signing books and art for donations. To draw in the crowds, we had home-made stand up cutouts of the Star Trek: Lower Decks crew for people to take photos with. We had a lot of people who were wanting photos. There was even a crowd of other vendor chanting “Lower Decks! Lower Decks!” when we first brought in the characters.
Many thanks to Dan Farr, the staff and volunteers at FanX. You helped us perform our community service mission and we had a lot of fun in the process. I can’t wait to see what will happen in 2024 when the convention is held on September 26-28.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of September 25th through October 1st. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
September 25 “I know what time it is. I don’t need a bloomin’ cuckoo clock.” Scotty- That Which Survives, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“You can’t be afraid of the wind.” Henry Archer- Broken Bow, Date: April 15, 2151 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 27 “I’ve recently begun a thorough study of opera. I find it… quite satisfying.” The Doctor- The Swarm, Stardate: 50252.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Then your rank of Lieutenant Commander is honorary?” Riker “No, sir. Starfleet class of ’78. Honours in probability mechanics and exobiology.” Data- Encounter at Farpoint, Stardate: 41153.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 29 “A question. Since before your sun burned hot in space and before your race was born, I have awaited a question.” The Guardian of Forever- The City on the Edge of Forever, Stardate: 3134.0 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 30 “Another glorious chapter of Klingon history. Tell me, do they still sing songs of the great Tribble hunt?” Odo- Trials and Tribble-ations, Stardate: 4523.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
October 1 “Thought is the essence of where you are now.” The Traveller- Where No One Has Gone Before, Stardate: 41263.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of September 18th through September 24th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
“Not believing you’re gonna die is what gets you killed.” La’an Noonien-Singh- Strange New Worlds, Stardate: 1739.12 #StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“We have to fight so the people we love can have a chance to live in peace. That’s Starfleet.” Dr. M’Benga- Under the Cloak of War, Stardate: 1875.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 19 “Where is Bok?!?!” Picard “Removed from command, sir, and placed under guard for his act of personal vengeance – seems there was no…profit in it.” Riker “In revenge, there never is.” Picard- The Battle, Stardate: 41723.9 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 20 “The man on top walks a lonely street; the ‘chain of command’ is often a noose.” Dr. McCoy- The Conscience of the King, Stardate: 2818.9 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 21 “I don’t have anything to teach a daughter.” Neelix “Why wouldn’t it be any different from what you would teach a son?” Tuvok- Elogium, Stardate: 48921.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 22 “One can begin to reshape the landscape with a single flower.” Spock- Unification II, Stardate: 45245.8 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“I’m a teacher. My responsibility is to expose my students to knowledge, not hide it from them!” Keiko O’Brien- In the Hands of the Prophets #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 24 Star Trek: Discovery premiered on this date in 2017 with the episodes The Vulcan Hello and Battle at the Binary Stars. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_Discovery #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“If their intention is to attack, balling up our fists won’t dissuade them.” Philippa Georgiou- The Vulcan Hello, Stardate: 1207.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of September 11th through September 17th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
“Nothing’s impossible if you want it badly enough.” Torres- Remember, Stardate: 50203.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 12 “What are the other five trials?” Sisko “Blood, pain, sacrifice, anguish and death.” Worf “Sounds like marriage all right.” Dr. Bashir- You Are Codially Invited, Stardate: 51247.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 13 “If you want to run your own ship someday, maybe you should start showing a little initiative.” Archer- Acquisition, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“That unprincipled, evil-minded, lecherous kulak Harry Mudd programmed you?” Chekov “Yes, my lord.” Alices “This place is even better than Leningrad!” Chekov- I, Mudd, Stardate: 4513.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“We will no longer bow before anyone as slaves. Not the Romulans and not your mighty Federation. We …are a race bred for war. And conquest.” Shinzon- Star Trek Nemesis, Stardate: 56844.9 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“And Chris? Whatever your path may be, you can handle it.” Cornwell- Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2, Stardate: 1201.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
